The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For almost 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.

Neighbors on the school side of Corralitas Drive also complained of very loud music coming from the elementary school's playground (which happens on more than just special events.) Their PA system is also extraordinarily loud. You have to wonder if the administrators have hearing loss after working next to the 5 Freeway for so many years.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, November 1, 2014. Cars were parked from Rose Scharlin Nursery School to at least the Silver Lake Ave Public Staircase for their annual fundraiser, Halloween Hullabaloo, Saturday evening.

A neighbor who's child went to Rose Scharlin many years ago, told me they had to hold their fundraisers off-site due to neighborhood concerns & parking. But then, they also had a lot more neighbors who walked their kids to school then.

Several neighbors on Corralitas Drive asked me about the loud music coming from the Rose Scharlin party. Perhaps parents, teachers & administrators just play the music really loud to drown out the screaming children. The canyon effect in hillside neighborhoods amplifies the sound depending on where you live. Some neighbors get more noise than those who may live closer to the source because sound bounces around the hills.

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Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com

Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.